St. John's University Athletics
POSTGAME QUOTES: St. John's vs. Seton Hall
St. John’s Head Coach Joe Tartamella and forward Curteeona Brelove spoke to the media after Saturday's win over Seton Hall, 76-51, to advance to the quarterfinals
St. John’s Head Coach Joe Tartamella
Opening statement…
“Our kids really played well. So we're excited, obviously, to be able to get a W. It's certainly no easy task as you look to play four games in four days, but certainly we're taking one at a time. We know that we've got to play well over the next few days and especially tomorrow.”
On the team’s offense…
“I thought we did a better job of getting into our offense more quickly than we did last week. Certainly making shots helps. I thought we were more aggressive in the lane, being able to get the ball to the right places. We made some great passes. To have 21 assists in the game usually bodes well for your team. So obviously that was important. I thought we did a great job sharing it. I thought we made some really good decisions. I thought Tiana [England] was great in distributing with having nine assists and two turnovers. And we made big shots at the right moments.”
St. John’s Forward Curteeona Brelove
On the difference from the last time St. John’s played Seton Hall…
“The difference was we just needed to make sure we played better defense and made sure we helped each other out, and talked and communicated.”
On what the team did to secure the win …
“We made sure we worked on the things we needed to work on and just made sure we were great at everything we did. We had a lot of energy and we played together, we talked and we just had to take it one play at a time.”
Opening statement…
“Our kids really played well. So we're excited, obviously, to be able to get a W. It's certainly no easy task as you look to play four games in four days, but certainly we're taking one at a time. We know that we've got to play well over the next few days and especially tomorrow.”
On the team’s offense…
“I thought we did a better job of getting into our offense more quickly than we did last week. Certainly making shots helps. I thought we were more aggressive in the lane, being able to get the ball to the right places. We made some great passes. To have 21 assists in the game usually bodes well for your team. So obviously that was important. I thought we did a great job sharing it. I thought we made some really good decisions. I thought Tiana [England] was great in distributing with having nine assists and two turnovers. And we made big shots at the right moments.”
St. John’s Forward Curteeona Brelove
On the difference from the last time St. John’s played Seton Hall…
“The difference was we just needed to make sure we played better defense and made sure we helped each other out, and talked and communicated.”
On what the team did to secure the win …
“We made sure we worked on the things we needed to work on and just made sure we were great at everything we did. We had a lot of energy and we played together, we talked and we just had to take it one play at a time.”